Toilet brush



March 22 19277.

F. PRETAT TOILET BRUSH Filed April 10, 1925 il, v

Patented Mar. 22, 19g?.

tlbliplw@ FREDERICK E. FRETAT, OF WATERVILLE, CONNECTICUT.

TOILET BRUSH.

Application led.- April 1Q, 1925. Serial No. 22,136.

This invention relates to brushes, and more particularly to a toilet brush adapted to be held in the hand and intended to be used without a handle.

One object of this invention is to provide a toilet brush ot the above nature constructed trom a closed loop of twisted wire having bristles projecting therefrom in all directions.

A further object is to provide a brush of the above nature in which the ends of the wire loop are bent inwardly so as to eliininate dangerous projecting parts.

A further object is to provide a brush of 15 the above nature in which the ends ot the wire loop are covered by a protective sheath.

A further object is to provide a toilet brush of the above nature which is adapted 20 to be used in place oi' the common hand brushes, rubber sponges, and the like, usually employed.

A further object is to provide a devicev of the above nature which will be simple and practical in construction, inexpensive to manufacture, easy to manipulate, which may be readily cleaned, which will dry quickly, which will not be injured by hot or cold water, and which will be attractive in appearance, and very eliicient and durable in use. i

`With these and other objects in view, there have been illustrated on the accompanying drawings, several forms in which the invention may be conveniently embodied in practice.

Fig. 1 represents a top plan view ot a toilet brush made in the form of a circular wire loop, part of the bristles being removed for greater clearness.

Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view ot the same, taken along the line 2-2 of Fig. 1, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Fig. 3 is atop plan view of a third form of loop toilet brush, said brush being elliptical in shape and having an inwardly eX- tending sheath for protecting the ends of the wire loop.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the sheath for covering the bent-in ends of the wire loop ot the brush shown in Fig. 4, said sheath being shown in its original shape before it has been bent to fit around the ends of the loop. 55 Fig. 5 is a sectional view of the sheath shown in Figs. 4 and 5, the section being taken along the line 6-6 of Fig. 4, looking in the direction of the arrows.

In previous forms of wire looptoilet brushes now commonly used, the handle of the brush is often in the way and in some cases has been the cause of injury to the persons using them or t0 the materia-ls being cleaned.

By means ot' the present invention the above and other disadvantages have been avoided. This has beenV accomplished by eliminating the handle from the .brush and by covering the connected ends of the loop.

Referring now to the drawings in which like reference numerals denote corresponding parts throughout the several views, the numerals 10 and 11 indicate a pair of twisted wires bent in a circle to form a closed loop, said wires holding tightly between them a multiplicity of bristles 12. ln order to avoid projecting portions which might injure the hands or body of the user, the eX- tremities 13 and 14 of the loop are arranged adjacent each other, being bent inwardly, and then laterally in opposite directions about a ring 15 which serves to securely conneet them.

ln Figs. 4 to 6, a second modilied 'forni of toilet brush is disclosed, in which an elliptical twisted wire loop 19 is employed. The extremities 20 and 21 of said loop are bent inwardly in a radial direction, and are adapted to lie parallel to and in contact with one another. The extremities 20 and 21 are connected by a protective sheath member 22 formed in the shape of a cup and having a pair of wire-receiving slots 23 and 24 in its open end, said slots being located between a pair of curved sections or flaps 25 and 26.

As will be understood, after the sheath member has been placed over the ends oi the wire as shown in Fig. 4. the side flaps 25 and 26 may be bent inwardly by any suitable tool or tools until said flaps come into abutment, thereby rigidly connecting the eX- tremities 2O and 21, and 'forming a smooth outer unobstructed surface. lli desired, the interior of the sheath member 22 may be illed with a suitable cement so as to form a stronger and more durable construction.

While the brushes herein disclosed are especially adapted for toilet use, it will be understood that they may also be employed, within the spirit of the invention, for dish washing, scrubbing pans, cleaning woodwork, cleaning fabrics, etc. It is also within las the spirit of 'the invention to employ wires instead of bristles7 in which case the brush can be used for scratch-brushing or `the like. One Vadvantage 'of this vinvention yis that the ends of the closed wire loop are joined independently of any handle member, and the handleless brush comprises a complete toilet article in itself.

lVliile `there have been disclosed in this specification several Aiorlns in which the invention may beenibodied, it lis to 'be under- Vstood that these. forms are shown for the purpose 'of illustration only, and :that the iny'ention 4is Anot to 'be limited to the specific disclosures but ,may be lmodified and einbodied in Various other forms without departing from its spirit. ln short, the vinvention includes all the modifications and embodiments :coming Within the scope of the `followingV claims. Y l-Iavingthus fully described'tlie in rention, what is claimedjas new, and ior 4which it is desired to secure Letters Patent, is:

.1.'In a handleless toilet brush, a closed loop of twisted bristle-holding wires, the ends of said loop being bent inwardly, means for locking said inwardly-bent ends together, the bristles of said :brush projecting inwardly and outwardly, the outer portions of said bristles forming a continuous brusl1- ing surface extending around the periphery or said lbrush and completely covering the joint of the ends of said loop and said locking means, whereby allpossibil'ity of injury to the .user will ,be avoided.

2. 'In a handleless toilet brush, ta closed loop or' a twisted bristle-.holding core, :the ends of said loop being bent inwardly and encased in alproteeting sheath, said .bristles forming an unbroken continuous lbrushing surface extending around `the 'periphery ot' the brush and completely eeyeringgand 'concealing said sheath, .so as 'to avoid vinjury tothe hands or face of the user.

In Atestimony whereof, I have aiiixed Vin y signature to .this speeiiication yFREDERGK E. PRETAT 

